I often get asked about the process involved in making my work. People are as interested in the technical steps employed to make a painting as they are in the meaning behind the imagery. This is why I decided to document every step of my most recent series of “Ezero” paintings to illustrate the layers and reveal the progression of the work. Below is every layer of Ezero 2, 2010 ending with the finished piece. The series is comprised of eight paintings on panel numbered 2-9. I use many layers of thin washes of acrylic paint so that each previous layer is revealed. This layering process allows a third color to be created in addition to the ten or so I mixed myself. Because I’m using a very watery mixture, I have very little time to manipulate the paint before it dries. My technique is labor intensive and each shape requires pushing the paint to the edge quickly to create the translucent shapes with their feathered border. To create this series, I stuck to the same color palette by mixing large batches of paint to keep eight pieces as cohesive as possible.
To see the evolution of each painting in the series, click on the link to the full screen slide show.
Ezero 2, 2010-1st Layer
Ezero 2, 2010-2nd Layer
Ezero 2, 2010-3rd Layer
Ezero 2, 2010-4th Layer
Ezero 2, 2010-5th Layer
Ezero 2, 2010-6th Layer
Ezero 2, 2010-7th Layer
Ezero 2, 2010-8th Layer
Ezero 2, 2010-9th Layer
Ezero 2, 2010-10th Layer
Ezero 2, 2010-11th Layer
Ezero 2, 2010-12th Layer
Ezero 2, 2010-13th Layer
Ezero 2, 2010-14th Layer
Ezero 2, 2010, 18″ x 24″, acrylic on panel-Finished Piece-
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Ezero 3, 2010, 18″ x 24″, acrylic on panel
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Ezero 4, 2010, 18″ x 24″, acrylic on panel
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Ezero 5, 2010, 18″ x 24″, acrylic on panel
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Ezero 6, 2010, 18″ x 24″, acrylic on panel
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Ezero 7, 2010, 18″ x 24″, acrylic on panel
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Ezero 8, 2010, 18″ x 24″, acrylic on panel
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Ezero 9, 2010, 18″ x 24″, acrylic on panel
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